Teenager Jailed For Danger Driving Killing Friend
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan – A 19-year-old local teenager who was driving dangerously was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment and a fine of $900 in default one month and 2 weeks' jail by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Earlier, he pleaded guilty to driving dangerously by causing the death of his friend and to three other charges under the Road Traffic Act.

The defendant, Khanul Zukria Alias, who is unemployed, was also disqualified for life from holding a driving licence.

He received a fine of $600 or a month's jail for driving a car without holding a valid Brunei driving licence, six months imprisonment for driving a car whilst under the influence of alcohol, two years jail for driving in a manner which was dangerous and which resulted in the death of his friend, Mazlan Juddin, and a $300 fine or two weeks in jail for driving a car without the consent of the car owner.

However, the presiding Magistrate ordered for the imprisonment sentences to run concurrently. The defendant was also given a one-month grace period to pay the fine.

The court heard that on August 30 last year, Khanul Zukria was driving his friend's car, a Nissan Sunny bearing the registration number BR 6223, from Tutong Camp heading towards Kampong Lamunin through Jalan Tanjong Maya-Layong-Lamunin at a speed of about 90-95km/h. The deceased, Mazlan, was sitting at the front passenger side.

When the defendant reached the vicinity of Km 3, Jalan Layong/Lamunin, the defendant was talking with the deceased while looking at him. The defendant did not realise that the car he was driving had veered off the road. The car rammed into the road safety railing on the left side of the road heading towards Kampong Lamunin, said the Prosecuting Officer, Dk Hjh Hana Molina.

She said the defendant could not avoid the car from crashing into the railing as he thought it was going the right way. The car sustained serious damages.

According to the prosecutor, the defendant's friend was confirmed dead by the doctor from Tutong Hospital following the incident. The defendant's blood sample was found to contain 105.56 mg of Ethanol. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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